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Old Posted May 31, 2021, 7:39 PM
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Smile NEW YORK | Little Island | Thomas Heatherwick | 2021

Thomas Heatherwick designed the "Vessel", and interactive art installation in the Hudson Yards. People either love or hate it, but it is the visual centerpiece of the complex.







A more recent opening, Little Island is another piece from Heatherwick Studios, many people comparing it more favorably than the Vessel.


https://www.dezeen.com/2021/05/21/li...wick-new-york/

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British designer Thomas Heatherwick has used 132 concrete columns set into the Hudson River to support the Little Island park and performance venue, which has opened in New York City.

Heatherwick Studio built the 2.4-acre park with global engineering firm Arup and New York-based landscape architects MNLA.

Little Island is formed of mushroom-shaped columns made from concrete that are set at different levels to create an undulating platform.

According to Heatherwick, the idea for the design came from observing the piles of the old Pier 54 that still poke out of the water and provide a breeding ground for fish.

"Typically, piers are composed of structural piles that go down into the river bed with slabs that cover them to make a surface," said Heatherwick.

"However, we were inspired by these piles and the civil engineering required to build structures that are able to withstand extreme river conditions."
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The piles, each of which can support up to 350 tons, have been driven deep into the rock 61 metres beneath the water.

Little Island's precast concrete elements were fabricated upstate using 39 different formwork shapes and then transported to the site via barge.

A cast-in-place concrete slab connects all the precast elements. The tops of the piles are made of prefabricated "petals" that form six-metre-wide containers filled with soil.

MNLA chose 400 species of plants and 100 types of tree for the project, strategically planting evergreens to stop the wind from the river buffeting people as they stroll through the park. There are lawns for visitors to sunbathe on in the summer.
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Steps made of black locust, a hardwood native to New York, lead up and down the hilly landscape. Piles of boulders are arranged for people to scramble over as a more adventurous alternative to the paths.

Little Island has three performance venues including the amphitheatre, which has wooden benches and a capacity for 700 audience members.

There's also a central space that can hold 3,500 people and a more intimate 200-person spoken-word stage.

Instead of building extra structures in the park and disrupting the view, all of the backstage facilities for the performance venues are built under the pier and accessed via one of the bridges.
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Originally called Pier 55, the project was first proposed in 2014 and backed by media mogul Barry Diller and his wife, fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg.

Construction started in 2016 but was halted a year later after legal lobbying from local campaign groups. But the project restarted in 2019 under the new moniker of Little Island.

Heatherwick's other recent projects include Coal Drops Yard in London and Vessel in Hudson Yards.





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^This thing is getting a ton of press in the design community. It looks like an amazing set of spaces. I'm hoping to see it later this summer.
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This is a wonderful innovative design and provides a dynamic alternative to the other pier spaces nearby (some of which are very nice in their own right).
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^This thing is getting a ton of press in the design community. It looks like an amazing set of spaces. I'm hoping to see it later this summer.
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This is a wonderful innovative design and provides a dynamic alternative to the other pier spaces nearby (some of which are very nice in their own right).

If you can, try to reserve as early as possible, because I think it's still limited to 800 people at a time. It has a 2,000 person capacity, but maybe later in the summer we'll be closer to capacity at everything.

Maybe if you go early, you won't need it...

https://littleisland.org/timed-entry-reservations



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It’s exactly like the renderings and it came true…
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^ It sure is. This is just a small piece in a larger whole that is Hudson River Park. The greatest resource the city has for it's residents and visitors is its waterfront, which is endless. It's great that over the last few decades, the waterfront has been being reclaimed from industrial use, and turned over to "the people". There are constantly new spaces re-opening, and in every borough.

Just below this site will be the Gansevoort Peninsula, which will feature more open and recreational space in it's design...
https://hudsonriverpark.org/app/uplo...CB2-Slides.pdf




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Nice Picture, really these are the wonderful innovative design.
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Still haven't been on the island yet. Just passing by, but I'll get to it...


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If you guys haven't been, this is a must-see.

Arguably one of the top NYC visitor must-sees, IMO.
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If you guys haven't been, this is a must-see.

Arguably one of the top NYC visitor must-sees, IMO.
On my short list...
Reservations are needed if arriving after noon. Do you know how crowded it typically is prior to that on a weekend?
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I had to postpone my own visit, which was during the day. But it looks like night time is the right time...



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